Antonin Dvořák

Antonín Leopold Dvořák (Czech: Antonín Leopold Dvořák, September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of national music. Following the example of Bedouiz Smetana, the nationalist figure of the Romantic period, Dvořák often used melodies and other aspects of folk music from Moravia and his native Bohemia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now the Czech Republic) in his compositions. Dvořák's own style is often described as "absorbing the influence of folk songs and finding effective ways to use them, using the symphonic tradition to most fully reproduce the characteristics of a nation." His representative works include Symphony No. 9 "New World", Cello Concerto, "Slavic Dances", and the opera "Rusalka". He is considered "probably the most comprehensive composer of his time". His famous musician disciples include Su Ke, who is also his son-in-law, and military music composer Fuchik.